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Thingful. Adventures in mapping | TED Playlists. Ispay #tapographic #map #3d #object #ruler #rules. Get Lost in These 19 Fascinating Maps. In the simplest sense of the word, a map is a spatial representation of something. It provides us with a sense of context, scale and location. Maps began as 2D depictions, but technology and data enable maps to become dynamic, real-time and compelling visualizations of how we live and move. Below, we've rounded up 21 awesome maps from around the web. Some will help you navigate your city, some show the actual mapmaking process and some are just mindblowing visualizations of people flowing throughout cities.

No matter what kind of map it is though, it hammers home the exciting pulse and pace of urban life. 1. New York Transit: One Day of MTA Activity New York City's MTA transports approximately seven million people every day. 2. What faster way to get from one country's metropolis to another? 3. The CityMaps app was founded in 2010 as a social map to help people discover the places in their city. 4. 5. The London Underground map was designed by Harry Beck and published in 1933. 6. 7. 8. Who and What's Nearby. Ascii Street View. Ascii Street View Real-time Ascii Art conversion of Google Street View panorama's done in WebGL. You'll need Chrome, Firefox 8+, or another browser that supports CORS WebGL textures. Coded by @peter_nitsch. Inspired by Sol's TextFX library. Built with @thespite's Google Street View Panorama library, and three.js. Read about this at Teehan+Lax Labs. Map data ©2014 Google, ZENRIN Terms of Use Map Satellite. Карты Google.

Maps.stamen.com. Maps.stamen.com. For over a decade, Stamen has been exploring cartography with our clients and in research. These maps are presented here for your enjoyment and use wherever you display OpenStreetMap data. Toner These high-contrast B+W (black and white) maps are featured in our Dotspotting project. They are perfect for data mashups and exploring river meanders and coastal zones. Available in six flavors: standard toner, hybrid, labels, lines, background, and lite. Available worldwide. Terrain Orient yourself with our terrain maps, featuring hill shading and natural vegetation colors. Available in the USA only. Watercolor Reminiscent of hand drawn maps, our watercolor maps apply raster effect area washes and organic edges over a paper texture to add warm pop to any map. Burning Map The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire! Requires a WebGL-enabled browser, such as Google Chrome. Mars?? Yes, Mars. Trees, Cabs & Crime Trees, Cabs & Crime started off as a weekend hack and ended up in the Venice Biennale.